Release: 0.18.0 - Going PHARther

    Released

    What's Changed

    ⚡ TL;DR

    You can now use Phel as a single executable PHAR!

    This release introduces a build script that packages the entire Phel runtime and tooling into one standalone file. Making installation, distribution, and usage easier than ever.

    🥇 New features

    • Introduced str/pad-left and str/pad-right for string padding support (#837)
    • Added trace/dotrace for low-level runtime tracing (#836)
    • Added trace/dbg for quick inline debugging of values (#839)
    • Added phel ns command for interacting with namespaces (#840)
    • Enhanced phel ns with [inspect] option to view namespace metadata (#841)
    • Added build script for generating a standalone PHAR executable (#835)
    • Enabled opcache for compiled files to boost performance (#842)
    • Introduced --clear-opcache flag to phel run for clearing opcode cache (#843)

    🐛 Bug fixes

    • No bug fixes in this release.

    🏗️ Miscellaneous

    • Refined build and distribution pipeline with PHAR packaging support (#835)

    Contributors

    • @Chemaclass

    Full Changelog: v0.17.0...v0.18.0

    EXTRA: I am updating the PHAR in this release as people reports bugs. Please, consider it as a BETA until the next release when we make it stable.

    Downloads

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